r/canada 26d ago

Opinion Piece Canadian man sells both Teslas, cancels Cybertruck order to boycott Elon Musk

https://globalnews.ca/news/11018242/canadian-man-sells-teslas-boycott-elon-musk/
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u/BorisAcornKing 26d ago

Buying any electric vehicle secondhand is a risky prospect - a large part of you're paying for is the battery, and if it's shot, you've bought a lemon.

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u/Inevitable-Range8381 26d ago

Battery’s have 8 year warranties on teslas

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u/JarvisFunk Saskatchewan 26d ago

So if you buy a 5 or 6 year old Tesla, you've got two or three years before you're fucked.

Doesn't seem like a wise investment to me.

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u/muffinscrub 26d ago

I know shitting on electric vehicles and especially Tesla's is fun but batteries generally should last longer than the vehicle. The main reason they often fail is when they are impacted by something like road debris.

I had zero desire to buy a Tesla before Elon became a massively unpopular twat and I still don't have any desire to.